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- 10 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cross-Sector Collaboration: Lessons from the International Trachoma Initiative
importance of an emotional connection. He has found that, beyond traditional measures of effective leadership such as involvement, consensus building, and strategic implementation, these innovative...
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- July 2012 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
How Much? (A)
By: Clayton Rose
The leader of a small business team must deal with an employee who is unwilling to reveal to him the profitability of a transaction for the firm and client.
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Keywords:
Culture;
Client Responsibility;
Leadership;
Groups and Teams;
Ethics;
Finance;
Conflict Management
Rose, Clayton. "How Much? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 313-004, July 2012. (Revised July 2012.)
- 04 Oct 2007
- What Do You Think?
Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?
that "firm performance and top management compensation are inversely related." And this may not have taken into account the large severance payments made to those being asked to leave their View Details
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by Jim Heskett
- September 2011 (Revised October 2012)
- Case
Ganging Up on Cancer: Integrative Research Centers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (A)
By: Heidi K. Gardner, Edo Bedzra and Shereef M. Elnahal
Dr. Barrett Rollins, Chief Scientific Officer of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, attempts to engender cross-scientist collaboration by applying project management principles to medical research. The resulting innovation, Integrative Research Centers, are novel in...
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Problems and Challenges;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Change Management;
Motivation and Incentives;
Employees;
Performance Evaluation;
Leadership Style;
Leadership;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Management
Gardner, Heidi K., Edo Bedzra, and Shereef M. Elnahal. "Ganging Up on Cancer: Integrative Research Centers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (A)." Harvard Business School Case 412-029, September 2011. (Revised October 2012.)
- 27 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 27
managers and recruiters are questioning conventional business education. Their concerns? Among other things, MBA programs aren't giving students the heightened cultural awareness and global perspectives they...
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Martha Lagace
- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
What Your Competition is Telling You
critical but, in a sense, limited, says consultant Liam Fahey, cofounder and partner of Leadership Forum, of Hillsborough, N.C. In essence, it means you're always looking at the past or present but never to...
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by David Stauffer
- 12 Mar 2024
- HBS Case
How Used Products Can Unlock New Markets: Lessons from Apple's Refurbished iPhones
Some of Apple’s most loyal customers think nothing of upgrading to the latest iPhone every time one comes out. But what about consumers who can’t splurge on a $1,000 iPhone 15 Pro? And what about the electronic waste that would accrue if...
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- 15 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 15, 2016
is widely accepted that the conflict women experience between family obligations and professional jobs’ long hours lies at the heart of their stalled advancement. Yet research suggests that this “work-family...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 2015
- Chapter
Making the Business Case for Environmental Sustainability
Can a business case be made for acting sustainably? This is a difficult question to answer precisely, largely because there is no generally accepted definition of the term "sustainability." Is it acting sustainably to protect the human rights of the firm's workforce?...
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Henderson, Rebecca. "Making the Business Case for Environmental Sustainability." Chap. 2 in Leading Sustainable Change: An Organizational Perspective, edited by Rebecca Henderson, Ranjay Gulati, and Michael Tushman, 22–50. Oxford University Press, 2015.
- February 1984 (Revised July 2007)
- Supplement
Jeff Bradley (B)
Jeff Bradley made significant contributions by working well with the prevailing culture in one assignment, and influencing needed change in another--all from a relatively unfavorable position. Series (A-D) presents a rewritten version of an earlier single case by the...
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Sathe, Vijay V., and C. Paul Dredge. "Jeff Bradley (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 484-067, February 1984. (Revised July 2007.)
- 11 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 11
PublicationsIndispensable: When Leaders Really Matter Author:Gautam Mukunda Publication:Harvard Business Review Press, 2012 Abstract Will your next leader be insignificant-or indispensable? The importance of leadership View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- September 2020
- Supplement
The Reinvention of Kodak (A) Case Supplement
By: Ryan Raffaelli
This case includes links to case supplement videos for students to view with the written case before class, and also supplement videos for faculty to use exclusively during class.
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Keywords:
CEO;
Leadership;
Asset Management;
Transformation;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Competitive Strategy
Raffaelli, Ryan. "The Reinvention of Kodak (A) Case Supplement." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 421-707, September 2020.
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
PublicationsHas the Shift to Stronger Intellectual Property Rights Promoted Technology Transfer, FDI, and Industrial Development? Authors:Lee Branstetter, C. Fritz Foley, and Kamal Saggi Publication:The...
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- 06 Feb 2006
- What Do You Think?
Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance?
penny is an old one. But in recent years the practice has become so enshrined in the culture of Wall Street that the men and women running public companies often think of little else. They become preoccupied...
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- February 2010
- Module Note
Strategies of Influence
By: Deepak Malhotra
Strategies of Influence (SOI) is a stand-alone session that teaches students about the psychology of persuasion. Students are presented a series of mini-case vignettes, each of which illustrates a specific strategy that negotiators can use to make their ideas, offers,...
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Keywords:
Leadership;
Management Teams;
Negotiation;
Groups and Teams;
Power and Influence;
Strategy
Malhotra, Deepak. "Strategies of Influence." Harvard Business School Module Note 910-039, February 2010.
- 08 Aug 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Employee Analytics: Productivity Dream or Micromanagement Nightmare?
With more data available than ever before, why would any executive gamble on a hunch—especially for decisions that involve their own employees? An emerging field that uses data to study human behavior at work, “people analytics” is beginning to transform the workplace...
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by Ben Rand
- 17 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Decoding the Artful Sidestep
We heard question-dodging in the U.S. presidential debates not long ago. And everyone hears it in normal political discourse, in business meetings, and in typical daily life—but are people really listening?...
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by Martha Lagace
- March 1997 (Revised January 1999)
- Case
Cambridge Technology Partners: Corporate Venturing (August 1996)
By: Paul A. Gompers and Catherine M. Conneely
Concerns the decision of Jim Sims, president and CEO of Cambridge Technology Partners (CTP) to form a corporate venture capital subsidiary. CTP is a fast-growing information technology consulting firm that has been presented with many investment opportunities from...
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Venture Capital;
Leadership;
Information Technology;
Investment;
Opportunities;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Business Startups;
Business Subsidiaries;
Information Technology Industry;
Consulting Industry;
Cambridge
Gompers, Paul A., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Cambridge Technology Partners: Corporate Venturing (August 1996)." Harvard Business School Case 297-033, March 1997. (Revised January 1999.)
- 23 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Break Your Addiction to Service Heroes
your biggest buckets of cost and rethinking those strategically in ways that give your customers something they value," notes Frei, the UPS Foundation Professor of Service Management at Harvard Business School. Morriss (HBS MBA '04),...
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- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
size of its stores), the decline of mall-based shopping, poor floor-level sales capabilities, lack of appeal to younger consumers, intensifying competition, and an overall dearth of future growth opportunities. This case allows students...
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Carmen Nobel